Campus Universal Transit Passes
This resource lists Universal Bus/Transit Pass (U-Pass) programs on campus. U-Passes provide students - and sometimes faculty and staff - with unrestricted local transit service 24 hours per day. The most common source of funding is student fees; but many programs are also funded by parking fees and general funds. These programs have proven very effective in increasing public transportation use and decreasing single occupancy vehicle commutes to campus. Programs below are categorized according to whether the pass entitles the bearer to unlimited free rides or a 50% or greater discount.
Universal Bus/Transit Pass Programs
Canada
| Alberta College of Art and Design | U-Pass (students) (article) |
| Ambrose University College | U-Pass (students) |
| Brock University | U-Pass (Undergraduate); U-Pass (Graduate) |
| Camosun College | U-Pass (students) |
| Canadore College | City Bus Pass (students in Residence) |
| Dalhousie University | U-Pass (students) |
| Durham College | U-Pass (students) |
| Fanshawe College | LTC Bus Pass (students) |
| Grant MacEwan College | U-Pass (students) |
| Lakehead University | U-Pass (students) |
| Langara College | U-Pass (students) |
| McMaster University | HSR Bus Pass (students) |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | U-Pass (students) |
| Niagara College | U-Pass (students) |
| Nipissing University | City Transit Pass (students) |
| Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University | U-Pass (students) |
| Saint Mary's University | U-Pass (students) |
| Simon Fraser University | U-Pass (students) |
| St. Thomas University | Bus Pass (students) |
| Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | U-Pass (students) |
| Thompson River University | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Alberta | U-Pass (students) |
| University of British Columbia | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Calgary | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Guelph | Student Bus Pass |
| University of King's College | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Ontario Institute of Technology | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Toronto Mississauga | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Victoria | U-Pass (students) (article) |
| University of Waterloo | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Western Ontario | Universal Bus Pass (students) |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Universal Bus Pass (students) |
United States
| Alaska Pacific University | U-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| Appalachian State University | AppalCART (Everyone) |
| Arizona State University | Unlimited Access Bus Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| Boise State University | BUS Sticker (students and fac/staff) |
| Brown University | UPASS (students and fac/staff) |
| Bryant & Stratton College | Unlimited Access (students) |
| Buffalo State College | Unlimited Access (students) |
| California Polytechnic State University | City Bus (students and fac/staff) |
| California State University, Fullerton | U-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| Canisius College | Unlimited Access (students) |
| Case Western Reserve University | U-Pass (undergrads) |
| Central New Mexico Community College | Bus Pass (students) |
| Champlain College | CATMA (students and fac/staff) |
| Charter College | U-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| City Colleges of Chicago | U-Pass (Student) |
| Clemson University | Cat Bus (Everyone) |
| Cleveland Institute of Art | U-Pass (student) |
| Cleveland Institute of Music | U-Pass (student) |
| Cleveland State University | U-Pass (Student) |
| College of St. Scholastica, The | DTA U-Pass Program (students and fac/staff) |
| Colorado School of Mines | Bus Pass (students) |
| Colorado State University | Transfort (students) |
| Columbia College Chicago | U-Pass (students) |
| Cornell University | OmniRide (faculty, staff, students) |
| DePaul University | U-Pass (students) |
| Edmonds Community College | Community Transit (students) |
| Erie Community College, City Campus | Unlimited Access (students) |
| Humboldt State University | Jack Pass (students) |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | U-Pass (students) |
| Indiana University Bloomington | U-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis | S Pass (students) |
| Ithaca College | Bus Pass Program (fac/staff) |
| Jacksonville State University | The Gamecock Express (students and fac/staff) |
| Johnson & Wales University, Providence | UPASS (students) |
| Lake Superior College | DTA U-Pass Program (students and fac/staff) |
| Lane Community College | Bus Pass (students) |
| Los Medanos College | LMC Pass (students) |
| Los Rios Community College District | Universal Transit Pass (students) |
| Madison Area Technical College | pro Metro Bus Pass (students) |
| Marquette University | U-Pass (students) |
| Medaille College | Unlimited Access (students) |
| Meredith College | UPASS Program (students and fac/staff) |
| Naropa University | RTD Eco-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| North Carolina State University | U-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| Northern Kentucky University | U-PASS (students and fac/staff) |
| Northwestern University | U-Pass (grad students) |
| Ohio State University | COTA (students) |
| Old Dominion University | HRT Bus Passes (students) |
| Pennyslvania State University | CATABUS (students and fac/staff) |
| Peralta Colleges | EasyPass (students) |
| Purdue University | Unlimited Access (students and fac/staff) |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | CDTA (students and fac/staff) |
| Rhode Island School of Design | UPASS (students and fac/staff) |
| Rio Hondo College | Go Rio (students) |
| Robert Morris College | U-PASS (students) |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | College Pass (students) |
| Roger Williams University | UPASS (first year and law students) |
| Salve Regina University | UPASS (students) |
| San Jose State University | AS Eco-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| Santa Barbara City College | Bus Pass (students) |
| Seattle Pacific University | Flexpass (fac/staff) |
| Skidmore College | CDTA (students and fac/staff) |
| St. Cloud State University | U-Pass Free Ride program (students and fac/staff) |
| Texas Tech University | CitiBus (students) |
| University at Albany | CDTA Transportation Services (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | U-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| University of California, Berkeley | Class Pass (students) |
| University of California, Irvine | U-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| University of California, Riverside | U-Pass (students) |
| University of California, San Diego | UCSD/MTS Bus Stickers (students) |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Bus Pass (students via $13.13 per quarter lock-in fee) |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | Metro Bus Pass (students) |
| University of Cincinnati | UC*Metro (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Colorado at Boulder | Student Bus Pass (students); Eco-Pass (fac/staff) |
| University of Denver | College Pass (students); Eco Pass (fac/staff) |
| University of Florida | Universal Access Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Kansas | KU on Wheels |
| University of Mary Washington | FRED (students) |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | Mride Program (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Minnesota Duluth | DTA U-Pass Program (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Minnesota Twin Cities | Upass (Students) and Metropass (Faculty/Staff) |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln | UNL/Star Tran Bus Pass (students) |
| University of New Hampshire | Wildcat Transit (students) |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Fare-Free Buses (students, staff & faculty) |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Fare-free buses (students, staff & faculty) |
| University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wave Transit (students) |
| University of Oregon | LTD Bus Ridership Program (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Pittsburgh | Transit Agreement (students and fac/staff) |
| University of South Florida | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Texas at Austin | Capital Metro (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Utah | Utah-Ed Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Vermont | CATMA (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Bus Services (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | U-PASS (students) |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | U-PASS (students) |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | ASM Bus Pass (students); UW Employee Bus Pass (fac/staff) |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Wisconsin Oshkosh | Titan Transit |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior | DTA U-Pass Program (students and fac/staff) |
| Washington University in St. Louis | Universal Pass Program (students and fac/staff) |
| Western Washington University | Student Viking Xpress Pass (students) |
| Westminster College | UTA Premium Transit Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| Vanderbilt University | Free Ride to Work Program (grad students and fac/staff) |
Bus/Transit Pass Discount Programs
Canada
| University of Victoria | Employee Bus Pass Program |
United States
| Argosy University | U-Pass |
| Cleveland State University | Commuter Advantage (fac/staff) |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu | U-Pass (students |
| Cornell University | OmniRide (students) |
| Edmonds Community College | Community Transit (fac/staff) |
| Heald College | U-Pass (students) |
| Hawaii Medical Institute | U-Pass (students) |
| Honolulu Community College | U-Pass (students) |
| Kapiolani Community College | U-Pass (students) |
| Leeward Community College | U-Pass (students) |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | T-pass (students and fac/staff) |
| Med-ASSIST School of Hawaii | U-Pass (students) |
| Old Dominion University | HRT Bus Passes (fac/staff) |
| Pennsylvania State University | Ride-For-Five (fac/staff) |
| Remington College | U-Pass (students) |
| Roger Williams University | UPASS (students) |
| Tokai International College Hawaii | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Arizona | U-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| University of California, Berkeley | Bear Pass (fac/staff) |
| University of California, Riverside | RTA Bus Pass (fac/staff) |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Bus Pass (fac/staff via Subsidy & Pre-Tax Payroll Deduction) |
| University of Hawai'i at Manoa | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Hawai‘i - West O‘ahu | U-Pass (students) |
| University of Iowa | Student Bus Pass Program; Employee Bus Pass Program |
| University of Minnesota | U-Pass (students and part-time staff) |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City | U-Pass |
| University of New Mexico | Bus Pass Program (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Rhode Island | UPASS (students and fac/staff) |
| University of South Florida | U-Pass (fac/staff) |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | University Transit Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Washington | U-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Washington, Bothell | U-Pass (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Washington, Tacoma | FlexPass (students and fac/staff) |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | U-PASS (fac/staff) |
| Utah Valley State College | EdPass (student) |
| Western Washington University | Staff & Faculty Viking Xpress Pass |
| Windward Community College | U-Pass (students) |
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